CVE-2012-4445

wpa_supplicant: DoS (abort) by processing certain fragmented EAP-TLS messages

Published Oct 10, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the eap_server_tls_process_fragment function in eap_server_tls_common.c in the EAP authentication server in hostapd 0.6 through 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or abort) via a small "TLS Message Length" value in an EAP-TLS message with the "More Fragments" flag set.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2557-1 hostapd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4378 Heap-based buffer overflow in the eap_server_tls_process_fragment function in eap_server_tls_common.c in the EAP authentication server in hostapd 0.6 through 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or abort) via a small "TLS Message Length" value in an EAP-TLS message with the "More Fragments" flag set.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 10, 2012, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 8, 2012, 12:00 AM